Article
Genetic analysis of beta-thalassemia major and beta-thalassemia intermedia in Brazil.
Hemoglobin - 1 May 1998
Fonseca S F, Kerbauy J, Escrivao C, Figueiredo M S, Cancado R, Arruda V R, Saad S T, Costa F F
Abstract excerpt
The development of methodologies to identify the molecular lesions responsible for different types of beta-thalassemia has made it possible to correlate these data with clinical and hematological severity. We examined DNA from 35 patients with beta-thalassemia, residents of the State of São Paulo...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Brazil
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
- Genetic Variation
- Globins
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Infant
- Point Mutation
